Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer in Gold, c.1835 Buy Now each measuring 35 mm (w)

each measuring 35 mm (w) x 105 mm (h)

within a ring of blue enamels bearing a gilt inscription of “HONNEUR ET PATRIE” (“HONOUR AND COUNTRY”) with laurel branches

a London-based insignia manufacturer known for producing military badges and regalia during the wartime era

the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a red Geneva Cross

the group of three mounted to aluminum suspensions

Portugal, Kingdom. A Military Order of Aviz, Officer in Gold, c.1835 Buy Now each measuring 35 mm (w)(Ordem Militar de Avis). Instituted in 1175 by King Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal. Type I (1789 1894). In 22K Gold, a beautiful and early Officer of the Military Order of Aviz, featuring a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, blue enamelled insignia in each quadrant along with wreath segments, the central medallion featuring the green enamelled cross, surmounted by a hollow Gold crown, measures 33. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h),